08/05/21 Singapore: leader of online gambling syndicate jailed Lim Beng Tiong, leader of an illegal online gambling syndicate, has been sentenced to a maximum of five years and five months in prison.
07/22/21 Tabcorp to support ban on credit card use for online gambling Tabcorp has said it will support a ban on credit card use for gambling as long as local newsagents could still sell lottery tickets.
06/14/21 India: 7 arrested over illegal lottery Seven people have been arrested in Mumbai on charges of running an illegal lottery
06/09/21 Macau Slot loses exclusive rights to run instant lotteries The instant lottery and sports betting concessionaire has extended its concession for three years but without exclusive rights.
06/08/21 Shanghai to test digital yuan for lottery prizes Lottery winners will receive 350,000 digital red envelopes containing 55 units of the Chinese central bank’s digital currency (CBDC) equivalent to $3m.
05/29/21 Tabcorp receives US$3.10bn offer from BetMakers Tabcorp has received a new offer to acquire its wagering and media businesses, this time from BetMakers Technology Group Ltd.
05/08/21 Apollo makes US$3.10bn offer for Tabcorp Apollo Global Management has put two new offers on the table for Tabcorp, one equaling the offer made by Entain last week and one offering US$3.10bn for including its gaming services business.
04/28/21 Entain ups its offer for Tabcorp to US$2.7bn The British gaming giant Entain has upped its original offer for Tabcorp from AU$3bn to AU$3.5bn.
04/14/21 Taiwan introduces lottery changes to push cloud receipts The Taiwanese Government will increase the number of lottery winners and introduce a new NT$800 (US$28.10) prize.
04/01/21 500.com acquires shares in Loto Interactive 500.com Limited has announced the completion of its acquisition of a stake in Loto Interactive for HK$105m ($13.5m).
02/18/21 Tabcorp sees revenue drop 1.5% for H1 Revenues came in at AU$2.8bn (US$2.2bn) for the first half of the 2020/2021 financial year.
02/09/21 Philippines: online cockfighting eats into lottery sales The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office has seen lower sales since online cockfighting took off in 2020.
02/05/21 Thai Lottery Office aims to clamp down on price gougers The Government Lottery Office is offering cash rewards for information on lottery price gouging.
01/30/21 500.com takes majority stake in Loto Interactive The Chinese lottery services provider will acquire shares to take its interest in the company from about 33 per cent to over 54 per cent of all issued capital.
